The Necromancer Who Was Despised - The Necromancer Who Was Despised chapter 139
However, in a situation that was nothing out of the ordinary, she expressed doubt.
Puff.
Oriene disappeared, absorbed into the Guardian’s body like a dark mist.
As the Guardian’s gaze turned, it launched a beam of light towards the Guardian that was fighting Kylla.
At the sight of one Guardian attacking another, Athina’s voice was filled with admiration, and Valdur also looked at the Guardian with a stunned expression.
However, since they had seen Orié’s previous charge, they quickly regained their composure.
“Attack! We won’t even have time to counterattack now!”
At Valdur’s shout, the Undead immediately charged forward.
At the same time, Anelis quickly fired an arrow, and Athina also rushed towards her opponent.
I also ordered my golem to launch a fierce attack, and the Guardian was taking a one-sided beating without any proper defense.
In fact, even after being destroyed to a certain extent, it didn’t even show any signs of going berserk.
And then, Kylla intervened.
“It’s already over.”
In a situation that was already advantageous, with Orié’s support, Kylla was able to dismantle the Guardian in a short amount of time and even had the luxury of providing additional support.
Even if Kylla hadn’t provided support, it was a situation where they could have won easily, but with her joining the battle, the Guardian didn’t even have a chance to go berserk before collapsing.
-… It’s tough.
When the Guardian was no longer able to resist, Orié released her possession and returned to my side, taking a rest.
“You did well. I didn’t think you’d be able to succeed in possessing that thing.”
-It’s because the Living Armor doesn’t have self-awareness, so it was possible. The only thing that was a hindrance was the divine power.
When possessing, one becomes completely exposed to divine power.
Considering that ghost-type Undead are more vulnerable to divine power, it was a risky decision.
Since the Guardian was completely silent, I headed towards my party’s location.
I told them that they did well.
“I was going to handle it alone, but I received help.”
-If you’re uncomfortable, I’ll apologize. I could have just shot it from a distance, but the timing was just too good.
“No, it’s fine. It was a good decision. I gained confidence in being able to handle it alone, and thanks to that, we were able to finish it faster.”
Kylla didn’t seem to have any intention of complaining. She just looked a bit embarrassed, recalling what I had said to her earlier.
“It’s true that I could have handled it alone if I hadn’t received support.”
“It was really surprising. There are attack methods like that too….”
-This time, our lord’s help was significant. Originally, it was an opponent that couldn’t be possessed….
“Really? Then who can use that possession?”
-Um, if it’s not divine power, it’s possible with anyone, I think? But if the opponent has strong mental power, it’ll be difficult.
“Can you do it to me?”
-Well, it might be possible? I think we’ll have to try it to know for sure.
“What about our teacher?”
-I think it’s impossible. Our teacher is too strong.
Their mental power and spiritual power are both high.
If they have high magical resistance, they won’t be easily affected by illusions, and if they also have high mental power, it’ll be even more so.
Since their spiritual power is high, their resistance is also high, and as for Kylla, who has become my knight and protects me, I think her mental power is also high.
Even if it’s Orié, the Race Queen, it would be difficult to bring Kylla down.
“Athina is 50/50. If it’s Valdur, maybe it’s possible.”
Athina is small, but she has a Mana Heart, and as such, her resistance is higher than that of an average expert.
Therefore, even Orié couldn’t be certain.
Artina was asking Ori various questions, trying to extract information from her.
“What about Monster?”
– It’ll be fine, I think.
“Is it possible for a non-living being to do it?”
– Well, if it can move, then it’s possible. Like this Living Armor…
I ignored their conversation and approached Valdur.
“You’ve grown a lot.”
Just then, Kaila approached us and said,
“As you said, Master. Well done. If I gain a bit more experience, I can leave the front lines.”
“But, Teacher…”
“You don’t need to worry about strange thoughts if you’re in control of the front lines.”
That was true.
Artina was capable of independent movement.
Her teacher, Kaila, was also capable of such actions, and simultaneously, Kaila’s abilities as a knight were exceptional.
Honestly, if Valdur took control of the front lines, our side’s combat effectiveness would increase significantly.
“I’ll do my best to protect Master’s side.”
“…It’s a waste to use all your power just for defense.”
“That’s where I need to be. It’s personal ambition too.”
…It was certain that if Kaila became the guardian, we could send Langbine and Nelson to the front lines.
It was also true that Kaila was more trustworthy than the two.
However, if that happened, it would feel like I was investing too much power for my own protection, and it was hard to refuse since I was the one who raised and trained my successors.
‘…Anyway, the more Undead there are, the more important it is to protect myself.’
“…Do as you like.”
In reality, Kaila was overjoyed, smiling slightly.
We moved to the altar and confirmed the sacred artifacts on it.
“Will you take it?”
“No. This has to be given.”
The sacred artifacts were necessary to rebuild the Temple of the Earth.
So, we planned to hand them over to the royal family.
‘It seems they did a great job in the past.’
Although it was a place that had been destroyed, there were many sacred artifacts.
For now, we stored the sacred artifacts in a separate dimension.
‘The supply of divine power has been cut off.’
There were still some left, but they would slowly disappear.
‘The current Guardians are all moving, and if I continue to scatter my magic, they’ll disappear even faster.’
Our primary goal had been achieved.
We decided to take a break here.
We had dealt with the most important boss, and the source of divine power had been blocked.
We needed a break, and the time for the divine power to disappear was also necessary.
There was no need to worry about safety.
I had placed the undead at the entrance, and as a precaution, I also set up a boundary stone.
Thanks to this, we were able to eat and rest comfortably even inside the ruins.
“Sleeping in front of the goddess statue?”
Artina said with a hint of amusement.
“We even took care of the guardian, didn’t we?”
After finishing our meal and taking a break, we felt more at ease.
It was indeed ironic.
The reason we attacked this place was to rebuild the Great Temple of the Earth…
“Not entirely for a pure reason, though.”
We wanted to restrain the Empire and I wanted to get a reward.
Although the situation was delicate, we couldn’t leave this place.
It was difficult to take out the original golem if not here, so regardless of how I felt, I had to take a break here.
Fortunately, none of us, including myself, had any particular feelings, and we were able to take a good rest.
The next morning, after eating, Artina said,
“It’s certain that the sacred artifact is gone, and the divine power density has dropped significantly in just one day.”
“There seem to be many remaining statues.”
The more statues there were, the more divine power was consumed, which was a reasonable inference.
The magic that had been flowing steadily from the seal also had some influence.
Although we were within the magic’s influence for a day, there was no great concern.
Anelis was a dark elf hybrid, and Kaila, Artina, and Valdur were all expert-level or higher.
Compared to before, they were less affected by the magic, and being exposed to it for a day wouldn’t have much of an impact.
Moreover, the divine power prevented the magic from exerting its full force.
After breakfast, I opened the dimensional gap and took out all the undead under my command.
“Let’s divide into teams.”
I first assigned Nelson, Langbing, and one white skeleton to Orie.
Of course, I also assigned some skeleton warriors under them.
I divided the skeleton mages and mira priests among the teams as well.
I also gave Orie some of the dark water.
“This is…
“If you’re short on magic, use this.”
The magic chunk would be helpful in many ways.
Especially when the skeletons were damaged and couldn’t regenerate due to lack of magic, but with this, they could receive a magic supply and regenerate.
On the other side, I put Kero at the forefront, along with the entire elite living armor team.
I also assigned Valdur and Anelis to that team.
“Originally, I thought about letting you guys rest, but it’s a waste to let this opportunity to gain experience safely slip away.”
“If you hadn’t ordered us, we would have volunteered to go.”
“Me too. I still lack experience, so…”
Valdur and Anelis were actually grateful to be assigned to the team.
The reason I had put the entire elite living armor team on this side was because of Valdur and Anelis.
“They’re the ones who need to get along the most.”
Because of this, they formed a team among themselves, and Balduer was given the command.
The Living Armors had experience working with Balduer, so even if Orie wasn’t there, it wouldn’t be a problem.
Naturally, they were also given the black potion.
“Prioritize safety as much as possible. If it gets tough, come back to this side. We’ll be back soon.”
“Don’t worry.”
“Leave it to me.”
The luggage they brought was gathered on the altar side, and the main golem was ordered to protect it.
In essence, this place became the base camp.
After entrusting them with the task of eliminating the remnants, Kaila, Atina, and I headed to the surface.
“I think it would be more efficient if I stayed behind. One teacher is enough for escort duty.”
“The goal is to gain experience. And you don’t need to do such trivial tasks. Or is it uncomfortable for you to go together?”
“Is that even possible? I’m happy to go together.”
Naturally, Kaila didn’t say a word. It was as if she took it for granted that she would be the escort.
If she had brought someone else, she might have expressed her opinion that she wanted to be the escort.
In the past, our side lacked power, and we couldn’t afford to be picky about roles. But now, our power has increased, and we don’t need to move unnecessarily, so she spoke her mind one by one.
Of course, her basic nature wouldn’t change, and if she was strongly ordered, she would obey. But I didn’t feel the need to do so.
Kaila was quick to judge the situation, and if she needed to take the lead, she wouldn’t be stubborn.
To that extent, she contributed to me, and it wasn’t like she was harming me or doing something I didn’t want.
“Wow, it’s really quiet. They’re doing well underground. There’s no stone statue shadow.”
Considering that the stone statues were wandering around inside the ruins, it wouldn’t be strange to encounter one or two groups, but we didn’t encounter a single group.
That was evidence that a commotion was happening underground.
“I wonder if the teacher will take over Inha’s escort duty starting from tomorrow?”
“I hope so.”
Atina made a joke-like comment, and Kaila responded seriously.
But Atina continued to speak naturally, as if it was nothing.
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“Balduer seems to be doing a better job of commanding than I thought, so I was a bit surprised.”
“His physical strength is lacking, making it difficult for him to manage his own body, but Balduer has a lot of experience in command.”
It was small-scale, and there were no personnel to command, and even when opportunities arose, I did it myself, so Balduer didn’t have a chance to shine.
“I’ve seen Balduer handle slaves in the underground dungeon, but isn’t battle a different story?”
“He used to train battle slaves. Although the period I taught him was short after I left, that experience isn’t going anywhere.”
“Hmm, I thought it would be a bit lacking, considering the average level and that they’re all undead.”
I intervened in Atina’s question.
“On the contrary, it was easy. There’s no need to consider losses, and since they’re all high-ranking, they would’ve covered each other’s weaknesses. It’s actually more awkward now that we’re divided into two teams.”